How to get the most out of Android phone

Choosing an iPhone is easy: do you want black or white? Buying an Android phone is more challenging, but potentially more rewarding. Google’s operating system can now be found on dozens of mobile phones, not to mention tablet computers, e-book readers and even television.

Whether you’re looking for a palm-spanning multimedia powerhouse or just a compact, competent smart phone, there’s an Android handset for you. But not every Android phone is created equal. A good place to start is to look at the version of Android a phone is running. Anything running version 1.6, 1.5 or — we shudder to think of it — older won’t be able to run many of the latest, shiniest apps, such as Google Maps Navigation.

Maxx Scope MT150 touchscreen phone arrives in India‎

MUMBAI: Maxx Mobiles has launched a touch phone 'Scope MT150' in the Indian market.

The multi-touch sleek handset is equipped with 2.8-inch touch screen, 1.3MP camera, FM radio and supports MP3/WAV/MP4/3GPP audio and video player format and is powered with 1000mAh battery. The Java enable handset integrates WAP, Opera mini browser, Yahoo launcher, Yahoo mail, Yahoo Messenger, Facebook and Twitter.

BlackBerry to launch Bold 9900 in India

NEW DELHI: If you are a BlackBerry fan eagerly waiting for their latest handset, then here comes some great news. Research In Motion ( RIM) has confirmed that their latest smartphone, BlackBerry 9900, will hit the Indian stores in the second week of August.

Just after the launch of Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

iPhone 4 Prices Cut To Make Way For iPhone 5?

Target and Radio Shack are dropping the price on the iPhone 4, in a move many believe is a stock clearing measure to make room for the iPhone 5.

Radio Shack is currently running a week-long promotion that drops the price of the 16 GB iPhone 4 to US$169 and the 32 GB iPhone 4 to $269. You can cut these prices by an extra $100 if you bring in an older iPhone model as a trade.

Maxx launches another touchscreen phone

MAXX mobiles has launched new touch and type slider phone MAXX SOUL MS727. This is a dual SIM phone that has full metal body. The touch screen lets you access the multimedia features easily and the keypad is convenient for typing.

Nokia, still a market leader

According to the latest quarterly report issued by research firm IDC (International Data Corporation), the global mobile phone market grew by 11.3% year over year, as in second quarter of 2011 were delivered, worldwide, 365.4 million units – compared with 328.4 million units shipped in the second quarter of 2010.

But the figures were below predictions of the company, aimed at an increase of 13.3% for Q2 – lower than the growth of 16.8% recorded in 2011.

Are dual-core phones really worth your cash?

There was a time we used to brag about computers which had dual-core processors. Now it's the case with mobile phones. Dualcore phones seem to be the flavor of the season. And despite their Rs 25k+ price tag, there's no dearth of people lining up for the latest toy. In fact, Samsung's much awaited sequel to their hugely successful Galaxy S - the S2 - sold out within hours of its launch. A friend tweeted that he finally got his hands on the elusive toy after picking up one online. He had been to three metro cities that week but returned empty-handed.

The incident brought up the moot question - do we need such a powerful phone? While it's okay to go gaga over the cool multimedia features and multi-tasking abilities of all three phones in this segment - first off the block LG Optimus 2X P990 and the HTC Sensation provide the S2 company - what is the basic use of a mobile phone? To stay in touch and make our life easier.